Aircraft Photo of RN293 | Short S-25 Sunderland 5 | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	RN293
Military Code:	J
Aircraft Original Type:	Short S-25 Sunderland
Aircraft Generic Type:	Short S-25 Sunderland/Sandringham
Aircraft Version:	Short S-25 Sunderland 5
C/n (msn):	[ RN293 ]
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Seaplane Base:	Cocos / Keeling Islands - Direction Island seaplane (closed)
Region / Country:	Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	June 1945 to October 1945
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	752355

Photo Comment
Operated by 205 Sqn. It remained with the squadron until at least 1955 (photographed at Seletar) and maybe as late as 1959 when Shackletons replaced the last Sunderlands. At the time of the photo, 205 Sqn would have been operating out of Koggala in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 25 November 2024, and has since been viewed 17 times.

Photo Comment

Operated by 205 Sqn. It remained with the squadron until at least 1955 (photographed at Seletar) and maybe as late as 1959 when Shackletons replaced the last Sunderlands. At the time of the photo, 205 Sqn would have been operating out of Koggala in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 25 November 2024, and has since been viewed 17 times.

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